tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17480875.post113035258224846519..comments2018-02-05T05:59:14.403-05:00Comments on College Football Blog: 2005 Football Season...or The Twilight Zone?Yosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09715437509940349084noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17480875.post-1130573581923143852005-10-29T04:13:00.000-04:002005-10-29T04:13:00.000-04:00First of all, I have great respect for anybody who...First of all, I have great respect for anybody who quotes Judas Priest in their post.<BR/><BR/>I hope your prediction is right, Ian. Really do. I don't feel as confident so I hope you and the Priest can help us pull this one out.Yosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715437509940349084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17480875.post-1130555434932654792005-10-28T23:10:00.000-04:002005-10-28T23:10:00.000-04:00I agree with you for the most part, Benny, though ...I agree with you for the most part, Benny, though I think that tomorrow night's Michigan-Northwestern game will not necessarily be a close game. And that bodes well for us.<BR/><BR/>Consider the following:<BR/><BR/>* We've been sharper on the road: Though this is more of a neutral site game (as about half the crowd will be cheering for Michigan) we seem to focus better when playing away from Ann Arbor. Maybe our guys get headaches from the infernal racket of all those jangling keys.<BR/><BR/>* We're the healthiest we've been since the NIU game: Jake Long is back and ready to revive his uncanny impression of a road grader. Hart should start and has three guys behind him who can provide some relief and change of pace. We won't have the equipment guy who broke his leg last week, but I bet Lloyd has a solid backup ready there too. We can keep their dangerous offense off the field by running it down their throats and if they want to take that away, let them try to cover Avant, Breaston, Manningham, and company one-on-one with their tenth-ranked-in-the-conference pass defense.<BR/><BR/>* We're catching NW at the perfect time: Like State after they beat ND and annihilated Illinois, and Penn St. after they won their biggest game (over tOSU) since the days when Joe Paterno wasn't a raging schmuck (circa 1994), the Wildcats are flying high and are set up perfectly for a fall. Also, the fact that this is a "Big Game" helps us. We play nationally televised games every other week. They play them once every other year. <BR/><BR/>Look, Northwestern is certainly a good team. They abused the Wisconsin D that stymied us and they have been solid since getting walloped by Arizona State. But if anybody expects us to roll over against them the way Heartless Sparty did, well, to quote Judas Priest, "You've Got Another Thing Coming."<BR/><BR/>Michigan 41 Northwestern 27.IChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13293902360241535405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17480875.post-1130529167571645182005-10-28T15:52:00.000-04:002005-10-28T15:52:00.000-04:00I must have missed the memo where Northwestern bec...I must have missed the memo where Northwestern became a combination of USC, Texas and the Indianapolis Colts. We need a miracle to beat the Wildcats? I don't think so. We haven't needed a miracle to win a game yet, and we won't need one on Saturday. What we will need is to play turnover-free football. If we do that we'll score plenty. <BR/>Am I guaranteeing victory for the maize and blue? Hardly. Not this season. Not with this team. Undoubtedly it will be a close game, maybe even another overtime. But there will be no miracles needed. Just some solid, smart play which we've actually showed signs of doing the past couple of weeks.Benny Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391024080009982502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17480875.post-1130493110763902142005-10-28T05:51:00.000-04:002005-10-28T05:51:00.000-04:00What's depressing is even if, by some miracle, we ...What's depressing is even if, by some miracle, we beat Northwestern, and OSU (plus that other team) it's still hihgly unlikely we'll take the Big Ten. I know, I know, one game at a time.LAGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08042158854811486766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17480875.post-1130486335480470632005-10-28T03:58:00.000-04:002005-10-28T03:58:00.000-04:00Dan,Oh, they'll show up. They may not stop anythi...Dan,<BR/><BR/>Oh, they'll show up. They may not stop anything, especially in the 4th quarter if the game is close. But they'll show up.Yosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715437509940349084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17480875.post-1130460056395483322005-10-27T20:40:00.000-04:002005-10-27T20:40:00.000-04:00Dude, Even the Michigan Insider on the radio thin...Dude, Even the Michigan Insider on the radio thinks NW will beat Michigan on Sat. You don't really think that the Michigan defense will attemtpt to show up, do you?DanDierdorfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089562218613136502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17480875.post-1130362913172681732005-10-26T17:41:00.000-04:002005-10-26T17:41:00.000-04:00Is it just me, or do I detect a faint note of sarc...Is it just me, or do I detect a faint note of sarcasm?<BR/><BR/><B>M82</B>M82noreply@blogger.com